A long silk scarf, often blue, given in Mongolia to lamas and to people held in respect, as a way of offering good wishes.
Record, Folk and Modern are kept apart, and each one carries its source.
People give the khadag to lamas and to those they respect, with good wishes. The Hopp Museum holds a blue silk khadag about a metre long; museum examples like it date from the later 20th century.
To verify: Size and date on the Hopp Museum record
People also tie khadags to ovoo cairns. In Buddhist practice the scarf is an offering, and we write about it as one.
To verify: Which museum page describes the ovoo custom
It is often said that the blue of the khadag stands for the sky. We could not find a source for that, so we pass it on as a saying, not a record.
